Britney Spears Hints That She Is 'Not Ready' To See Mom Lynne Spears For Christmas

Lynne Spears, the mother of pop star Britney Spears, wants her daughter home in time for the holidays.

The "Toxic" singer has been slowly reconciling with her older brother, Bryan Spears, and her younger sister, Jamie Lynn Spears, amid her divorce from actor Sam Asghari. The 29-year-old actor filed for divorce from the 41-year-old pop star in August 2023, citing "irreconcilable differences" as the reason for the split.

Earlier this month, Lynne Spears traveled all the way from her home in Kentwood, Louisiana, to Los Angeles, California in order to attend her daughter's birthday party, which was held at the home of her longtime friend and manager, Cade Hudson.

Now that the two have reconciled, Lynne is hoping that the Princess of Pop will head home to Louisiana to celebrate Christmas with the rest of her family. On Thursday, December 21, sources told TMZ that even though Britney has not made any travel arrangements, Lynne is hopeful that Britney will change her mind and visit her daughter.

Shortly after the news made headlines, the “Gimme More” singer took to Instagram to share a quote that read “Dear Past, Thank you for the lessons. Dear Future, I am ready!” In the lengthy caption, she asked for forgiveness but admitted that she was “not ready” after all that she had been through this year. It's unclear what she is not ready for, but it might be in regards to heading home to be with her family.

“Father forgive me but I’m not ready !!! I’ve been through too much this year and I need to learn how to breathe again and learn to be in the present moment without being afraid with so much anxiety,” she began. “Staying busy in certain moments has saved my life and I think it’s the thrill of letting go and the feeling I’ve longed for so to establish a plan whether it’s horseback riding or anything.”

“I long to have reason and meaning in my life. Forgive me for the times I feel stuck and want to just cry … forgive me for not being perfect … forgive me if I’ve lost my temper because I’ve felt threatened by the people I loved … I’m only human,” she continued.

She concluded her post, by writing, “Guide and direct me towards a beautiful understanding in how to love myself and talk to myself the way I used to. Thank you for my baby Snow … she is God to me and I’m so thankful to her !!!!” Britney introduced Instagram to her new puppy, Snow, around two weeks after Sam Asghari filed for divorce.

Shortly after Britney celebrated her 42nd birthday, sources told People magazine that Britney’s family is trying to make amends with the pop star following the release of her tell-all memoir “The Woman In Me” in October 2023. One source revealed that Lynne Spears is “really making an effort to be in Britney’s life.” However, they went on to say that “Britney can be very stubborn” given what she’s been through.

They said that the “Crossroads” actress “is still hurt because she feels her mom could have done more to help her” get out of the conservatorship. That being said, they admitted that the Princess of Pop “has very few friends and really needs to just be with family,” especially around the holiday season.

“Her mom does love her. There is no doubt about that,” the insider added, going on to say that Lynne has been “very apologetic to Britney” and “takes full blame” for not helping her daughter get out of the conservatorship sooner. The controversial 13-year conservatorship lasted from February 2008 to November 2021 and placed her father, Jamie Spears, in charge of her personal and financial affairs for much of that time.

Even though the Spears patriarch, 71, had his leg amputated following five unsuccessful surgeries, it seems that Britney has no plans to reconnect with her father amid his health struggles. She is, however, open to repairing her relationship with her mother. “Lynne is really making an effort to be in Britney’s life. Britney likes spending time with her,” the source said. “They have a complicated relationship, but it seems they both need each other.”